|
Intuition and ADD
I've been struggling in my life lately, and I've been trying to get to the bottom of WHY. After doing a lot of reading and a lot of mental wheel-turning (things I usually turn to when I can't find any answers) I think I'm beginning to see a connection between "human intuition" and ADD. At least for me personally. So I wanted to ask if anybody else would confirm this for me.
Let me try to explain my idea. Human intuition is like that "gut feeling" that lets you know you're making the right decision. Or the tingly sensation that tips you off when there might be danger. It's the uneasy feeling when you're around someone who makes you uncomfortable. It's what happens when things "just work out" coincidentally. It is something humans rely on heavily for "non-verbal" interactions, besides facial expressions and body language. It helps provide a sense of direction, and a sense of purpose much of the time.
I've heard about and read about this phenomenon plenty, but actually I don't have much experience with this “6th sense” that is supposed to be a basic part of human life. No, I’m not talking about psychic abilities or ESP… I’m talking about the basic ability to pick up on things that other people obviously have the ability to pick up on.
So how does this relate to ADD? It seems as if this lack of intuition corresponds with many of the common problems faced by people with ADD. Not the hyperactivity, or impulse control. Mostly the problems having to do with functioning in everyday life, executive functioning, decision-making, and social interaction.
Without the ability to get “gut feelings” I am constantly struggling to make even the simplest of decisions. Not to mention the more difficlut life-altering decisions like switching careers or moving to a new town. Without intuition, I’m left with pure logic, which strands me in an endless feedback loop of pros and cons. I don’t get any “feeling” that one decision is better than another, so I have to analyze and over-analyze until I nearly drown myself in facts and information. It is very difficult to make a decision on facts alone, believe it or not!
Without intuition, social interactions become extremely difficult and awkward. I think most people with ADD claim to have difficulty in social situations, staying in relationships, or keeping friends. Intuition allows one to “pick up” on the subtle energy of others and react to them accordingly. When we don’t react to others in an appropriate manner, we are rejected as being self-centered, spastic, rude, or just plain weird. I could go on and on about social interactions, but you get the idea.
As for coincidence…Most “normal” people occasionally say things like “Wow! I just happened to call them up the day before they put the house on the market, and we got the house at an incredible deal. It’s just the type of home we were looking for, in a great neighborhood. It couldn’t have worked out better.” But I always seem to be a day late and a dollar short, no matter what the situation. It seems like life doesn’t just throw up road blocks and dead ends… it slashes my tires and steals my money! Trying to go back to school in an attempt to get my life going in a new career direction has been similar to going through a paddling line in a really screwed up fraternaty. I HAVE to move in the next month, and looking for a house has been similarly painful and frustrating. Everything seems to be such a struggle. I wish SOMETHING would just work out just once.
This has turned out to be more of a blog than a message board post. I felt like it needed a bit of explanation. I haven’t been able to find anything out there that broaches this subject. There certainly doesn’t seem to be any scientific research. You can’t exactly prove, measure, or compare peoples’ intuition levels!!! Anyway, I just wondered if anybody else was having the same issues with intuition. Also, if you know of any books that make a connection between intuition and ADD, please let me know. I’d love to read up on it, especially if there’s anything that can be done to improve one’s “6th sense.” Thanks!
Quote
|
1 Jul 2009 @ 4:02 PM
1 Jul 2009 @ 5:39 PM